# Mount Everest

_Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas_

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> Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in 2020 through a joint survey by Nepalese and Chinese authorities as 8,848.86 m.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** mountain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513#P31))
- **Located in:** Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513#P131))
- **Elevation:** 8,848.86 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513#P2044))
- **Prominence:** 8,848.86 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513#P2660))
- **Mountain range:** Mahalangur Himal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9881, 86.9250

## Questions

**Where is Mount Everest located?**  
Mount Everest is located in Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Mount Everest?**  
Mount Everest is at an elevation of 8,848.86 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mount Everest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सगरमाथा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q513](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mt. Everest from Gokyo Ri November 5, 2012.jpg by Rdevany (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mt._Everest_from_Gokyo_Ri_November_5,_2012.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mount Everest, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mt. Everest from Gokyo Ri November 5, 2012.jpg — Rdevany, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Mount Everest". DigiNepal. Last updated 16 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mount-everest. Retrieved 21 October 2026.